Axalta Coating Systems (FRA:9AX) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €690 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:9AX Axalta Coating Systems Ltd FRA:9AX
83 GF Score
Price €28.20
GF Value €28.99
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Axalta Coating Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Axalta Coating Systems FRA:9AX +0.71% 83 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €690 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:9AX with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of €28.99 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Axalta Coating Systems's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €173 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €690 Mil.


Axalta Coating Systems  (FRA:9AX) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation

An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.

Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.

Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.

If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.


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Axalta Coating Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Axalta Coating Systems's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Axalta Coating Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Axalta Coating Systems Annual Data
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Axalta Coating Systems Quarterly Data
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FRA:9AX vs NEU, EMN, PRM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Axalta Coating Systems's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Axalta Coating Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Axalta Coating Systems's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Axalta Coating Systems's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Axalta Coating Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €690 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €690 Mil mean?
Axalta Coating Systems (FRA:9AX) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €690 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Axalta Coating Systems and its competitors.
Is Axalta Coating Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Axalta Coating Systems' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €690 Mil. Overall, Axalta Coating Systems has a GF Score™ of 83/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Axalta Coating Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NEU and EMN?
Axalta Coating Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €690 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for a Chemicals company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Chemicals industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Axalta Coating Systems and its competitors. Axalta Coating Systems's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €690 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Axalta Coating Systems stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Axalta Coating Systems (FRA:9AX) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €28.99, compared to a current price of €28.20 — trading 2.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €690 Mil. Axalta Coating Systems' overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Axalta Coating Systems (FRA:9AX), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €690 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Axalta Coating Systems (FRA:9AX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Axalta Coating Systems stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €28.20 is trading 2.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of €28.99. GuruFocus considers Axalta Coating Systems to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:9AX:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €690 Mil
  • GF Value™: €28.99 vs. price of €28.20 (2.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:9AX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Axalta Coating Systems Business Description

Other Exchanges AXTA:USA0U6C:UK9AX:Germany
Address 1050 Constitution Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19112
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd is a manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of high-performance coatings systems. It operates in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings. The Performance Coatings segment provides liquid and powder coatings solutions to a fragmented and local customer base. Its end markets include refinish and industrial, and the Mobility Coatings segment relates to the provision of coating technologies to original equipment manufacturers of light and commercial vehicles. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Mobility Coatings segment. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, followed by North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.
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